Eucalyptus - The Tree That Chose Violence

This time we're looking at the beautiful and bizarre Eucalypts and the creatures that rely on it to survive. Love them or hate them, they're perfectly adapted to living on this hot, dry continent.
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[@echorome6260]

Botanist here. Saying "they can photosynthesise on both sides" (3:15) is a bit of a disservice to how interesting trees are. Normal trees, for example a lemon tree, have one side of the leaf which always faces the sun and one side which never faces the sun. As a result of this they developed one type of tissue on the sunny side called palisade mesophyll which is densely packed with chloroplasts and has an epidermis covered on thick wax to reduce water loss. The underside contains all of the stomata and the spongy mesophyll adapted for gas exchange- letting CO2 in and O2 and water vapour out. This loss of water vapour is why the plant tries to keep this tissue on the shady side. Both sides of the leaf are necessary for photosynthesis. Because of that weeping habit you described, it is much less likely for many Eucalypt species to have a defined sunny side and a defined shady side- one side might be in the sun at 10am but then in the shade at 3pm. These species have therefore adapted to have stomata and palisade mesophyll on both sides of the leaf. We call these species "concolorous" because both surfaces of the leaf are the same colour. But there are also species like sugar gum E. cladocalyx which are "discolorous" like the lemon tree described above with defined sides for spongy and palisade mesophyll.

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[@fuzzjunky]

We took them to California in the 1850's thinking they were some great wood producers. an aussie guy tried to set up a business selling them, they never took off but he planted a lot of trees which are now getting to full height, and now we have different weather conditions and it is going to end REALLY BADLY in the next few years. T'm so glad i'm here for the final chapter of the series "how stupid are humans?"

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I saw them at the foot of the hill in Bernal Heights Park in SF recently and was floored that they were there. I assumed they were introduced by humans, but I was amazed that balmy, cool, damp San Francisco could grow trees adapted to such extremes. Interesting to know their backstory, thanks!

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I feel like it's been known since the times of ancient Greek that Eucalyptus is poor for would and paper production, but what did they know, right?

[@FUNGUSLORD]

Well is not the Australians fault

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They are all over in Ethiopia 🇪🇹 . They are almost the national trees. The story goes by Ethiopian King, which went to Australia and got the seeds as a gift.

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I was disappointed to see you’ve only done 2 videos. I enjoyed both very much and I’ll definitely watch them again. I love eucalyptus and have about 40 propagating in the greenhouse and the threatened Eucalyptus synandra at about 30cm in height in the backyard.

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I lived in an area heavily affected by the black Saturday fires - watched over the years as the acres of blackened gum trees sprouted up with new growth. They're tough buggers, and you can't help but be heartened by how resilient nature is. Keep up the great videos!

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Our son has eucalypts in his suburban yard in South Australia. It is part of a koala corridor.

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I grew up on the Murray River, and some of the River Gums along the bank are absolutely magnificant. Spent many a summers day as a kid climbing in, and falling a long way out of, the mid upper regions of those trees (seems strange calling them just 'trees') looking for the best spot to tie on a rope swing. Never broke anything but got nicely winded hitting the water from about 20 meters up once 🤕

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wow, just found your channel. Love it. Eucalypts are beautiful and I have 8 giant gums in my backyard. The two biggest are the ironbarks. The yard backs onto a reserve and is a subtropical rain forest.

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@@introtwerp mid-north coast nsw

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Love the vid! Love learning about the things around me that I didn't appreciate until now!

[@peteacher52]

The self pruning of gum trees is a looming threat around built-up areas of the Bay of Islands. They were brought to NZ early in the piece for wind breaks and firewood but they liked the climate so much that they bolted upwards, meaning the logs were not as useful for lumber as hoped for, apart from the red gum, but it's not so common.

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[@FUNGUSLORD]

The most underrated tree of all time and i live in Australia i am truly lucky to live right next to these magnificent giants

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[@redwoods7370]

I live in California where we have eucalyptus trees growing everywhere like weeds. We love them. If you age the wood it makes a wonderful, long and hot burning log in the fireplace.

[@user-ou5et3fo3z]

Can you guys send to vic? Communist Government wants to try and ban wood burning heaters. The government is shutting down logging. A good split red gum should be weathered for at least 2 years. Some people say at least 5 years but realistically mostly weathered /aged for 12 months. I usually mix red gum with peppermint and other gum it regulates heat nicely.

[@emceeboogieboots1608]

Most species do, but many are to precious to burn, making beautiful woodworking timbers

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[@Sylvanas17]

Wow I never had a second thought of these trees, but this vid made me appreciate how amazing seemingly mundane things could be.

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How truly wonderful to learn everything about Eucalyptus trees, Koalas and Flying Gliders from you. I enjoy your relaxing voice, and touch of humour. Thankyou so much 😊

[@LabiaLicker]

great delivery and excellent editing. Subbed! A bonus tidbit about ironbark is at one time they were highly sought after for the construction of hulls on the early ice ships. As the wood is incredibly dense and hard. Apparently the wood would splinter instead of cracking. Once I dropped a hammer on some grey ironbark flooring. It bounced.

[@gonnfishy2987]

It’s also great for a long hot burn, as firewood. And making bass guitars from

[@imidsikkey]

On a holiday in Crete, Greece at the moment. Plenty of Eucalyptus trees here. I think they were imported at some point and then began to thrive in the climate up here

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I never thought I would be so interested in eucaplyts but you have truly surprised me this was very fun and informative to watch.

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Really interesting commentary. Especially the fact that the oils cause fire to rage quick and hot and leave the interior untouched! Grateful for the measurements supplied in Victorian units. Hahaha!

[@taviaseymour1635]

Fascinating. Never clicked in my brain before the connection between eucalyptus oil and the intensity of the fires, and never knew that was the cause of the Blue Mountains haze.

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Bloody rippa cob, keep it cookin

[@flamingfrancis]

I believe you are correct in stating Eucalypts are not always the reason for large fires spreading.By way of contrast some of the worst fires in the Canberra area in 2003 were attributed to some of the Pinus forests located in the area.

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[@juliagardner9750]

Brilliant as always and an excellent quick foray into our beautiful iconic Eucalypts.

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[@manifestationmagic65]

I like the gum tree, got one of the different 800 species in my yard. definitely learnt some new things about them from your video. You did forget to mention that they are one of the thirstiest trees around, strange for the driest continent.

[@dantemadden1533]

They suck up as much water as possible when they can so that they can last through droughts

[@emceeboogieboots1608]

? The Goldfields region has a very diverse range of eucalyptus endemic and it has a rainfall of around 250mm (10"). This is a pretty arid climate They cover the whole continent and have adapted to every soil and climate type

[@nicola3540]

Mate, your videos are first rate and I’ve just watched all three - please make lots more!

[@clumsyfeetsies]

I've been a transplant (tree puns ha) to Australia for over seven years now, and I've always been drawn in by the bush--there's something so magnetic to this country's nature, but I've never been able to put into words how and why it makes me feel a certain way. Your narration here, though, touched me deeply, especially when I could hear the pride in your voice when you were talking about the centuries-old eucalypt in Melbourne. Something about it made me tear up. Thank you for putting your wonderful work out there ❤

[@garryrichardson4572]

In saying you are a transplant. May I ask the origin of your sprouting? Here in Tasmania we have had an influx of people from different origin since Covid and since we have been isolated geographically I do have an interest as to why. My ancestor was sent here during the machine wrecker riots in England in the early 1800 so it was not my choice but at this point I can’t see myself anywhere else. I spent 6 and a half years in tropical Townsville but Tasmania is home.

[@clumsyfeetsies]

@@garryrichardson4572 I'm originally from South East Asia. I arrived, at the ripe old age of 19, for uni (got a decent scholarship), but stayed for work and then started a postgrad degree by research. My husband and I are not yet permanent residents, but we're working hard to get there, since we can't see ourselves putting down roots anywhere else.

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Cool series! Cant wait for the rest of them!

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[@punkrockzoologist9449]

Love the videos. Can't wait to see more. Eucalyptus trees dropping there limbs is no joke, for real. A guy was actually hit by one falling at my Dad's golf club and the poor guy was paralysed. Always be careful under tall gum trees in teh summer.

[@TallowTheQuoll]

As someone named after the tallowwood eucalyptus tree, I approve of this message

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Nice job! Not what I expected but informative, uplifting and entertaining -all wrapped up into something just the right length for my attention span. Thanks mate.

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What an amazing video!! Thank you.

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As a builder, I froth a all of my seams when I get to salvage Blackbutt or River Red from the homes areound NSW.

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Sick vids mate, looking forward to the next ones!

[@ethanstyant9704]

Part of the reason they're so adapted is due to indigenous practices who used to regularly do controlled burns for thousands of years which not only create agricultural territories but also reduced the buildup of leaf litter and other flammables which mitigates the damage of uncontrolled burns common to the country. Now that we've stopped doing it so regularly we suffer much greater damage

[@___c5645]

Prolonged droughts from anthropogenic climate change probably don't help either

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Mate as an Aussie botanist, this is a great video and well researched. You described it all pretty accurately, well done 👌

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Another excellent vid! Fire is indeed part of our landscape, and these trees are so important!

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